Gambling Cage Workers
SOC 43-3041 · 2024-2034
In a gambling establishment, conduct financial transactions for patrons. Accept patron's credit application and verify credit references to provide check-cashing authorization or to establish house credit accounts. May reconcile daily summaries of transactions to balance books. May sell gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to patrons, or to other workers for resale to patrons. May convert gambling chips, tokens, or tickets to currency upon patron's request. May use a cash register or computer to record transaction.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $38,541per year
- Projected openings
- 2,130
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Mathematics
- Social Perceptiveness
- Time Management
- Writing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $43,911 | 220 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $42,363 | 140 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $40,749 | 290 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $39,789 | 240 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $36,653 | 90 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $36,258
- A quarter earn under
- $37,272
- Half earn under
- $38,541
- Three quarters earn under
- $44,447
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $48,235
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers | $37,690 | 8,590 | +2.3% |
| Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners | $45,996 | 2,730 | +6.3% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers | $69,733 | 4,210 | +7.9% |
| Tellers | $48,010 | 19,760 | -18.1% |
| Gambling Dealers | $35,979 | 27,250 | +6.3% |
| Cashiers | $37,438 | 606,780 | -5.3% |